Crónica de la vida cotidiana en una comisaría neoyorquina, que muestra la cara más humana de los personajes: sus miedos, sus flaquezas, sus relaciones personales. "Tengan cuidado ahí fuera", recomendaba el sargento Esterhaus a sus agentes tras la rutinaria charla matinal. Hill Street Blues consiguió numerosos Emmys (los Oscar televisivos) e inauguró un nuevo estilo.
Trial by Fury (Episodio 1)
Guionista: David Milch
Fecha de emisión: 1982-09-30
Sinopsis: Furillo throws away the rule book when two young men rape and murder a nun during a church robbery; Belker befriends gay prostitute Eddie Gregg; Calletano faces a tax audit; and Joyce feels helpless as public opinion works to destroy her client.
Domestic Beef (Episodio 2)
Guionista: Anthony Yerkovich
Fecha de emisión: 1982-10-07
Sinopsis: Belker forgets his mother's birthday; Hill and Renko look into urban cattle rustling; LaRue and Washington apply for jobs in the Bahamas; and Furillo sits on a board of rights for a fellow captain accused of neglecting his duties.
Heat Rash (Episodio 3)
Guionista: Anthony Yerkovich
Fecha de emisión: 1982-10-14
Sinopsis: Hill and Renko arrest councilman Detweiler for drunken driving; Belker is joined by actor Jon Gennaro on his undercover job; Fay goes to work as a crime reporter for an advertising weekly; and Furillo looks into the charges made against his men by a bitter Lou Hogan.
Rain of Terror (Episodio 4)
Guionista: Anthony Yerkovich
Fecha de emisión: 1982-10-21
Sinopsis: Gennaro accompanies Belker on a drug buy; LaRue and Washington set up two patrolmen accused by Hogan of stealing from burglary victims; Renko's birthday is less than happy; and Furillo uses his favor to Detweiler to save Goldblume's job when Hogan's accusations prove partially correct.
Officer of the Year (Episodio 5)
Guionista: Karen Hall
Fecha de emisión: 1982-10-28
Sinopsis: Joyce humiliates an unprepared Bates on the witness stand; Renko pushes an assault victim to press charges; Furillo's son is missing; and Calletano expresses his true feelings at a luncheon honoring him as the Hispanic Officer of the Year.
Stan the Man (Episodio 6)
Guionista: David Milch
Fecha de emisión: 1982-11-04
Sinopsis: At a condemned building site, Hill and Renko try to persuade a black grandmother that she has to move while Goldblume tries to keep an old man afraid of his new living arrangements from jumping off; Belker thwarts a robbery while applying for a bank loan; and LaRue and Washington butt heads with a special narcotics undercover cop dealing with the same cocaine peddler.
Little Boil Blue (Episodio 7)
Guionista: Robert Earll
Fecha de emisión: 1982-11-11
Sinopsis: Belker goes undercover to investigate a scam using bums to collect injury insurance benefits; Coffey tries to relate to a Vietnam vet suffering from traumatic stress; and Daniels orders Furillo to cut off Fuchs from the Maizel homicide investigation.
Requiem For a Hairbag (Episodio 8)
Guionista: Mark Frost
Fecha de emisión: 1982-11-18
Sinopsis: LaRue and Washington open Maizel's safety deposit box and find evidence of his corruption; Bates and Coffey try to help an abused child with her baby; Belker ends his insurance scam investigation with a visit to Hill's doctor; and Daniels pressures Furillo to keep quiet about Maizel.
A Hair of the Dog (Episodio 9)
Guionista: Anthony Yerkovich
Fecha de emisión: 1982-11-25
Sinopsis: The governor's dog is stolen; Renko and Theresa quarrel at a party; six rookies face hazing; LaRue and Washington try to chase down an autopsy report; and Eddie Gregg becomes Belker's snitch.
Phantom of the Hill (Episodio 10)
Guionista: David Milch
Fecha de emisión: 1982-12-02
Sinopsis: Belker makes a bust while picking up a ring at a jewelry store; Furillo tries to make a murder case without a body or autopsy report; Renko gets dumped; the Phantom strikes one final time; and a terrified Eddie implicates his lover in a vicious drug murder.
No Body's Perfect (Episodio 11)
Guionista: David Milch
Fecha de emisión: 1982-12-09
Sinopsis: The governor's dog is found; Eddie's role as an informant leaks out; Furillo tries to stop coroner Nydorf from testifying; and Crawford decides on his future course as a policeman.
Santaclaustraphobia (Episodio 12)
Guionista: Anthony Yerkovich
Fecha de emisión: 1982-12-16
Sinopsis: Washington's guilt over shooting a bystander resurfaces; Hill's vagabond father pays a visit; Belker goes undercover as Santa Claus; and Bates spends the holiday in the hospital.
Gung Ho (Episodio 13)
Guionista: David Milch
Fecha de emisión: 1983-01-20
Sinopsis: An armored-car robbery nets a long sought political radical and everyone tries a new takeout Chinese restaurant.
Moon Over Uranus (Episodio 14)
Guionista: David Milch
Fecha de emisión: 1983-01-27
Sinopsis: A veteran cop's daughter is raped; a terrified woman asks Goldblume for help with her vindictive ex-boyfriend; Hunter looks for the rat that bit Daniels; Bates and Coffey answer a call about a survivalist; and Renko gets busted down to a moped and traffic ticket duty.
Moon Over Uranus: the Sequel (Episodio 15)
Guionista: Mark Frost
Fecha de emisión: 1983-02-03
Sinopsis: Furillo clashes with Daniels over a new crime sweep; Renko rescues people from a burning building; Goldblume feels helpless to help the sad young woman threatened by her boyfriend; Hill puts Benedetto in his place; and Joyce has an interview with the Justice Department.
Moon Over Uranus: the Final Legacy (Episodio 16)
Guionista: David Milch
Fecha de emisión: 1983-02-10
Sinopsis: The courts settle Daniels' crime operation; a jealous Furillo questions Joyce about her interview at the Justice Department; LaRue imports a surplus tank; Fay gets herself arrested so she can confront Judge Grogan about the paternity of her expected child; and Goldblume outthinks some gang members threatening a stand up young man who turned in their friends.
The Belles of St. Marys (Episodio 17)
Guionista: David Milch
Fecha de emisión: 1983-02-17
Sinopsis: LaRue makes a fool of himself with some high school girls; Belker endangers his relationship with Robin by trying to protect her; a talkative comic is brought in on numerous parking tickets; Goldblume and Calletano clash over seniority and rank; Coffey is forced to deal roughly with a man tripping on PCP.
Life in the Minors (Episodio 18)
Guionista: David Milch
Fecha de emisión: 1983-02-24
Sinopsis: Coroner Nydorf offers to fix things when Coffey is accused of killing a prisoner in custody; LaRue develops another scheme to make money out of a comic named Vic Hitler; Joyce decides her future.
Eugene's Comedy Empire Strikes Back (Episodio 19)
Guionista: David Milch
Fecha de emisión: 1983-03-03
Sinopsis: Bates poses as a bus driver; LaRue continues to groom Vic Hitler for his debut; Daniels is ready to sacrifice Coffey to quiet public opinion; and Furillo and Davenport take a major step in their lives.
Spotlight on Rico (Episodio 20)
Guionista: David Milch
Fecha de emisión: 1983-04-28
Sinopsis: The brutal Benedetto comes to the Hill on a loan sharking assignment; Furillo and Goldblume question a murder suspect who may have multiple personalities.
Buddy, Can You Spare a Heart? (Episodio 21)
Guionista: David Milch
Fecha de emisión: 1983-05-05
Sinopsis: Washington goes undercover on Benedetto's loan shark scheme; Hill and Renko, desperate for cash since the payroll talks are stalled, find a bag full of temptation; and LaRue tries to clean up in the body parts pool for the missing Buddy Genett.
A Hill of Beans (Episodio 22)
Guionista: David Milch
Fecha de emisión: 1983-05-12
Sinopsis: Belker and LaRue learn that Washington was set up by someone in the station house; the long overdue cash payroll is hijacked; Joyce meets a really nice purse snatcher; and Furillo finds Jesus Martinez behind bars.